Ever since we announced Vite+, the excitement, and the questions, have been rolling in.
We took some time to answer the most common ones:
How do frameworks benefit from Vite+?
Vite+ is an integration on the application-level. Frameworks don't need to rewrite their internals for developers to benefit. They can provide Vite+ plugins for a smoother developer experience (DX) and tighter integration, but they won't have to switch to Vite+ themselves.
Open-source framework repositories can use Vite+ themselves for free in their own development workflows.
Is Vite paid software now?
No.
@vite_js remains free and open-source under the MIT license. We stated from the beginning that all code and packages released as open-source will remain open-source.
Vite+ is a separate product that provides additional features and services as a superset of Vite to provide an end-to-end JavaScript tooling solution.
What impact will Vite+ have on Vite and other open-source projects?
Vite+ is built on top of the existing open-source ecosystem, and can only function if that ecosystem is healthy. As a paid product, Vite+ supports the sustainability of the underlying open-source projects it builds on.
Can I use Vite+ with my own tooling?
Yes. Vite+ aims to give the best DX and performance but does not force you to use only Vite+ tools and commands. Its task runner and caching will work with arbitrary tasks, not just with built-in Vite+ commands.
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